November 10th, 2010, 07:50 AM | #1 |
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Wow, what a difference a good tire makes
The stock tires on my new-to-me '05 were flat out dangerous. I was creeping around corners, afraid of sliding. Kind of defeats the purpose of a sport bike. I looked around on here for tire recommendations and decided on the Pirelli Diablo Scooter tires. They're like night and day better. I feel locked down and stable now. It's amazing. They look great, too.
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November 10th, 2010, 12:19 PM | #2 |
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lol... have fun!
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November 10th, 2010, 12:32 PM | #3 |
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I also decided to go with diablos about a year ago. the stock tires are crap, you wont be dissapointed.
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November 10th, 2010, 04:45 PM | #4 |
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I have the Diablo tires as well and love them. They are reasonably priced as well.
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November 16th, 2010, 10:30 PM | #5 |
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I just ordered a set of those tires! Cost me $110 for the front and rear, shipping was $15.... can't beat that, considering that I couldn't have even bought a front tire for my SV650 for $110. My bike is currently running on the ORIGINAL front tire from 2001, and the rear is a Dunlop D404 130/90/16, so I'm hoping for a pretty drastic change in handling.
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November 17th, 2010, 07:37 AM | #6 |
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It's like a completely new bike with these tires. It feels totally planted and stable. They also absorb the texture of the road better, so the bike feels smoother overall. I couldn't be happier.
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November 17th, 2010, 11:11 AM | #7 | |
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I am slowly coming to the point that street tires need to be changed about every 2 years if they're not worn out, regardless. And if you buy a used bike, same thing. Now it is only a wallet thing. |
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November 17th, 2010, 12:24 PM | #8 |
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If your tires aren't worn out after 2 years, you're not riding enough.
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November 17th, 2010, 12:32 PM | #9 |
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November 17th, 2010, 12:33 PM | #10 |
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November 17th, 2010, 12:50 PM | #11 |
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November 17th, 2010, 06:03 PM | #12 | |
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I did the basic suspension upgrades first: serviced the uni-trak and swing arm as directed in the FAQs, put in .70 Sonic Springs, GVEs, and new oil up front, and a Hagon rear shock. This gave me the same amazing improvement you mentioned. Not long afterward I did new tires, Sport Demon front and Diablo Scooter rear, and got a second round of "WOW, I can't believe how much better this is." The EX-250 truly feels like a whole new bike after both the suspension upgrades and new tires. |
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February 20th, 2011, 07:16 PM | #13 | |
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February 20th, 2011, 07:43 PM | #14 |
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http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...chAutoComplete 130/80-16
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...oter-Tire.aspx 100/80-16 Total came to $114.98 You may be able to them even cheaper than that. Google search under the shopping section and see what you can find. Good luck!
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February 21st, 2011, 05:03 PM | #15 | |
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February 21st, 2011, 05:24 PM | #16 |
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What's the difference between Sport Demons and Diablo?
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February 21st, 2011, 06:04 PM | #17 |
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20ninja03 - The exhaust was good, but it was WAYYY too loud. It can be heard from 3 or 4 miles away, and it was just obnoxious. It DID sound good, but just too loud. For me the fun thing about this bike is zipping along at 10-13,000 rpm, and with the 2 Brother's you just couldn't do that because it pissed off everyone with how loud it was.
In all actuality my bike runs better with the stock pipes, even though I rejetted for the 2 brothers. After rejetting for the pipes the gas mileage took quite a hit. That was another reason I like this bike is the MPG, and the 2 brother's pipe defeated the purpose of that. In my opinion the best thing you can do to your Ninja 250, is to upgrade the tires, get a new-gen EX250J rear shock, and some EX500 fork springs with 15wt oil, do the zip-tie throttle mod, and you will have one peppy little Ninja!
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February 21st, 2011, 06:34 PM | #18 | |
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February 21st, 2011, 07:12 PM | #19 |
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Yup, the new-gen 250 shock is a direct drop in just like the ex500 shock. It took me about 30 minutes to swap the stock shock with the new-gen shock. The problem will be finding a good one at a good price. I got lucky and found a 2010 with about 300 miles, for only $50 shipped from a member on this board. Search ebay and the for sale section on this forum. Good luck!
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